Race Is an Issue Connected to Crime and the Criminal

question 18

Multiple Choice

Race is an issue connected to crime and the criminal justice system.The following statistics are true except for

• A)28.1% of persons arrested for serious crime are African American
• B)The arrest percentage for African Americans remains unchanged since 1996
• C)There is no racial bias in the dispensing of justice
• D)More than 50% of all murder victims were African American

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Definitions:

Fiscal Policy

Government policies concerning taxation and spending that are aimed at influencing macroeconomic conditions, including unemployment, inflation, and economic growth.

Fiscal Policy

Government policies related to taxation and spending aimed at influencing the economy.

MPC

Marginal Propensity to Consume, a metric in economics that measures the proportion of income changes that is spent on consumption.

Crowding Out

A decrease in investment that results from government borrowing.